Bishop Philip North

Philip North is the Bishop of Blackburn in the Anglican Diocese which serves most of the county of Lancashire. He began ministry in the Diocese of Durham, serving outer estates parishes in Sunderland and Hartlepool, and then spent six years ministering at the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham as Priest Administrator. He returned to parish ministry as Team Rector of the Parish of Old St Pancras. He was consecrated Bishop of Burnley in 2015 and translated to the See of Blackburn in 2023. He has a strong interest in issues around poverty and social justice, and in the vitality of the urban church.